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Queen Mary University of London Boat Club (QMULBC) is the
rowing (sport), rowing club of
Queen Mary University of London. The club was founded in 1910.
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
, mottoeng = Temper the bitter things in life with a smile
, parent = Queen Mary University of London
, president = Lord Mayor of London
, head_label = Warden
, head = Mark Caulfield
, students = 3,410
, undergrad = 2,23 ...
, although a faculty of Queen Mary, have their own boat club: St Bartholomew's and the London Hospitals' Boat Club. The two sides contest the
Merger Cup
, mottoeng = With united powers
, established = 1785 – The London Hospital Medical College1843 – St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College1882 – Westfield College1887 – East London College/Queen Mary College
, type = Public researc ...
annually. The club is affiliated to both
BUCS and
British Rowing
British Rowing, formerly the Amateur Rowing Association (ARA), is the national governing body for the sport of rowing (both indoor and on-water rowing). It is responsible for the training and selection of individual rowers and crews representin ...
.
Boathouse
Unlike most
University of London
The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...
colleges, the club rowed from the
London Regatta Centre
The London Regatta Centre (now formally known as Royal Docks Watersports Centre) is a rowing and dragon boat racing centre located in the Docklands area in the East End of London. It is built at the west end on the northern quayside of the histor ...
, in the
Docklands up until 2015. The club decided to move to the prestigious University of London Boathouse on the
Tideway
The Tideway is a part of the River Thames in England which is subject to tides. This stretch of water is downstream from Teddington Lock. The Tideway comprises the upper Thames Estuary including the Pool of London.
Tidal activity
Depending on ...
.
Members
The Queen Mary Boat Club accepts experienced and novice rowers to improve their fitness and technique. They represent Queen Mary at rowing events, offering opportunities for rowers to compete locally and nationally. Student crews race in eights, fours/quads, doubles/pairs and singles. Alumni of the university are eligible to row with Drapers Rowing Club. Annually, the students compete against a Drapers invitational crew in the Drapers Challenge Cup.
QMULBC compete at national events including
Head of the River Fours,
Head of the River Race,
Women's Eights Head of the River Race,
Metropolitan Regatta,
Henley Women's Regatta
Henley Women's Regatta, often abbreviated to "HWR" or "Women's Henley", is a rowing regatta held at Henley-on-Thames, England. Chris Aistrop and Rosemary Mayglothling were jointly responsible for setting up the Regatta in June 1988 and Aistrop wa ...
and
Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It differs from the thre ...
. The club also compete regularly at British University and College Sport (
BUCS) events.
Previous college rowers include
Olympians Richard Budgett,
Martin Cross, and
Mike Hennessy and
Paralympian
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...
Martyna Snopek.
Kit
The club's kit is in the university's colours of spectrum blue and maize. The racing kit consists of blue lycra with gold stripes running down each side. To mark the club's centenary year the kit was briefly changed to a gold upper, with blue lower part.
Club blades are spectrum blue, with two maize stripes.
See also
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Rowing on the River Thames
The Thames is one of the main rowing rivers in Europe. Dorney Lake between Slough and Windsor, Berkshire is an international Cup, standard-distance rowing lake besides the Thames, and hosts the three main annual entry regattas for Henley: still n ...
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University of London Boat Club
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University rowing (UK)
References
External links
Queen Mary University of London Boat Club
{{United Kingdom rowing clubs
Rowing clubs of the River Thames
1910 establishments in England
Sports clubs established in 1910
University and college rowing clubs in the United Kingdom
Boat Club